TAVARES — The Lake County Board of County Commissioners is heading-up an effort to help families in Lake County have a happy holiday season by assisting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve with sponsoring a local Toys For Tots collection event.

The County is asking the community to assist by dropping off new, unwrapped toys at one of the following distribution locations, on or before Thursday, Dec. 20:

The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.